tern

/tษn/

IPA: /T ER1 N Z/

noun
  1. 1

    Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail.

noun
  1. 1

    That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together.

  2. 2

    A lottery prize resulting from the favourable combination of three numbers in the draw.

adjective
  1. 1

    Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate

    โ€œa tern schooner, one with three mastsโ€

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